Pt. 177 WARNING MAY CONTAIN EXPLO- SIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR KEEP IGNITION SOURCES AWAY WHEN OPENING (6) A motor vehicle or mechanical equipment s ignition key may not be in the ignition while the vehicle or mechanical equipment is stowed aboard a vessel. (b) All equipment used for handling vehicles or mechanical equipment must be designed so that the fuel tank and fuel system of the vehicle or mechanical equipment are protected from stress that might cause rupture or other damage incident to handling. (c) Two hand-held, portable, dry chemical fire extinguishers of at least 4.5 kg (10 pounds) capacity each must be separately located in an accessible location in each hold or compartment in which any motor vehicle or mechanical equipment is stowed. (d) NO SMOKING signs must be conspicuously posted at each access opening to the hold or compartment. (e) Each portable electrical light, including a flashlight, used in the stowage area must be an approved, explosion-proof type. All electrical connections for any portable light must be made to outlets outside the space in which any vehicle or mechanical equipment is stowed. (f) Each hold or compartment must be ventilated and fitted with an overhead water sprinkler system or fixed fire extinguishing system. (g) Each hold or compartment must be equipped with a smoke or fire detection system capable of alerting personnel on the bridge. (h) All electrical equipment in the hold or compartment other than fixed explosion-proof lighting must be disconnected from its power source at a location outside the hold or compartment during the handling and transportation of any vehicle or mechanical equipment. Where the disconnecting means is a switch or circuit breaker, it must be locked in the open position until all vehicles have been removed. (i) Exceptions. A motor vehicle or mechanical equipment is excepted from the requirements of this subchapter if the following requirements are met: (1) The motor vehicle or mechanical equipment has an internal combustion 804 engine using liquid fuel that has a flash point less than 38 C (100 F), the fuel tank is empty, and the engine is run until it stalls for lack of fuel; (2) The motor vehicle or mechanical equipment has an internal combustion engine using liquid fuel that has a flash point of 38 C (100 F) or higher, the fuel tank contains 418 L (110 gallons) of fuel or less, and there are no fuel leaks in any portion of the fuel system; (3) The motor vehicle or mechanical equipment is stowed in a hold or compartment designated by the administration of the country in which the vessel is registered to be specially suited for vehicles. See 46 CFR 70.10 1 and 90.10 38 for U.S. vessels; (4) The motor vehicle or mechanical equipment is electrically powered by wet electric storage batteries; or (5) The motor vehicle or mechanical equipment is equipped with liquefied petroleum gas or other compressed gas fuel tanks, the tanks are completely emptied of liquid and the positive pressure in the tank does not exceed 2 bar (29 psig), the line from the fuel tank to the regulator and the regulator itself is drained of all trace of (liquid) gas, and the fuel shut-off valve is closed. (j) Except as provided in 173.220(d) of this subchapter, the provisions of this subchapter do not apply to items of equipment such as fire extinguishers, compressed gas accumulators, airbag inflators and the like which are installed in the motor vehicle or mechanical equipment if they are necessary for the operation of the vehicle or equipment, or for the safety of its operator or passengers. [Amdt. 176 43, 62 FR 24742, May 6, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 58630, Sept. 29, 2000; 66 FR 45384, 45385, Aug. 28, 2001; 70 FR 56099, Sept. 23, 2005] PART 177 CARRIAGE BY PUBLIC HIGHWAY Subpart A General Information and Regulations Sec. 177.800 Purpose and scope of this part and responsibility for compliance and training. 177.801 Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments. 177.802 Inspection. VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00814 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin., DOT 177.810 177.804 Compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. 177.810 Vehicular tunnels. 177.816 Driver training. 177.817 Shipping papers. 177.823 Movement of motor vehicles in emergency situations. Subpart B Loading and Unloading 177.834 General requirements. 177.835 Class 1 materials. 177.837 Class 3 materials. 177.838 Class 4 (flammable solid) materials, Class 5 (oxidizing) materials, and Division 4.2 (pyroforic liquid) materials. 177.839 Class 8 (corrosive) materials. 177.840 Class 2 (gases) materials. 177.841 Division 6.1 and Division 2.3 materials. 177.842 Class 7 (radioactive) material. 177.843 Contamination of vehicles. Subpart C Segregation and Separation Chart of Hazardous Materials 177.848 Segregation of hazardous materials. Subpart D Vehicles and Shipments in Transit; Accidents 177.854 Disabled vehicles and broken or leaking packages; repairs. Subpart E Regulations Applying to Hazardous Material on Motor Vehicles Carrying Passengers for Hire 177.870 Regulations for passenger carrying vehicles. AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 5101 5127; 49 CFR 1.53. Subpart A General Information and Regulations 177.800 Purpose and scope of this part and responsibility for compliance and training. (a) Purpose and scope. This part prescribes requirements, in addition to those contained in parts 171, 172, 173, 178 and 180 of this subchapter, that are applicable to the acceptance and transportation of hazardous materials by private, common, or contract carriers by motor vehicle. (b) Responsibility for compliance. Unless this subchapter specifically provides that another person shall perform a particular duty, each carrier, including a connecting carrier, shall perform the duties specified and comply with all applicable requirements in this part 805 and shall ensure its hazmat employees receive training in relation thereto. (c) Responsibility for training. A carrier may not transport a hazardous material by motor vehicle unless each of its hazmat employees involved in that transportation is trained as required by this part and subpart H of part 172 of this subchapter. (d) No unnecessary delay in movement of shipments. All shipments of hazardous materials must be transported without unnecessary delay, from and including the time of commencement of the loading of the hazardous material until its final unloading at destination. [Amdt. 177 79, 57 FR 20954, May 15, 1992, as amended by Amdt.177 86, 61 FR 18933, Apr. 29, 1996] 177.801 Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments. No person may accept for transportation or transport by motor vehicle a forbidden material or hazardous material that is not prepared in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter. [Amdt. 177 87, 61 FR 27175, May 30. 1996] 177.802 Inspection. Records, equipment, packagings and containers under the control of a motor carrier, insofar as they affect safety in transportation of hazardous materials by motor vehicle, must be made available for examination and inspection by a duly authorized representative of the Department. [Amdt. 177 71, 54 FR 25015, June 12, 1989] 177.804 Compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Motor carriers and other persons subject to this part must comply with 49 CFR part 383 and 49 CFR parts 390 through 397 (excluding 397.3 and 397.9) to the extent those regulations apply. [68 FR 23842, May 5, 2003] 177.810 Vehicular tunnels. Except as regards Class 7 (radioactive) materials, nothing contained in parts 170 189 of this subchapter shall be so construed as to nullify or supersede regulations established and published VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00815 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
177.816 under authority of State statute or municipal ordinance regarding the kind, character, or quantity of any hazardous material permitted by such regulations to be transported through any urban vehicular tunnel used for mass transportation. [Amdt. 177 52, 46 FR 5316, Jan. 19, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 177 78, 55 FR 52710, Dec. 21, 1990; 62 FR 51561, Oct. 1, 1997] 177.816 Driver training. (a) In addition to the training requirements of 177.800, no carrier may transport, or cause to be transported, a hazardous material unless each hazmat employee who will operate a motor vehicle has been trained in the applicable requirements of 49 CFR parts 390 through 397 and the procedures necessary for the safe operation of that motor vehicle. Driver training shall include the following subjects: (1) Pre-trip safety inspection; (2) Use of vehicle controls and equipment, including operation of emergency equipment; (3) Operation of vehicle, including turning, backing, braking, parking, handling, and vehicle characteristics including those that affect vehicle stability, such as effects of braking and curves, effects of speed on vehicle control, dangers associated with maneuvering through curves, dangers associated with weather or road conditions that a driver may experience (e.g., blizzards, mountainous terrain, high winds), and high center of gravity; (4) Procedures for maneuvering tunnels, bridges, and railroad crossings; (5) Requirements pertaining to attendance of vehicles, parking, smoking, routing, and incident reporting; and (6) Loading and unloading of materials, including (i) Compatibility and segregation of cargo in a mixed load; (ii) Package handling methods; and (iii) Load securement. (b) Specialized requirements for cargo tanks and portable tanks. In addition to the training requirement of paragraph (a) of this section, each person who operates a cargo tank or a vehicle with a portable tank with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or more must receive training applicable to the requirements of this 806 subchapter and have the appropriate State-issued commercial driver s license required by 49 CFR part 383. Specialized training shall include the following: (1) Operation of emergency control features of the cargo tank or portable tank; (2) Special vehicle handling characteristics, including: high center of gravity, fluid-load subject to surge, effects of fluid-load surge on braking, characteristic differences in stability among baffled, unbaffled, and multicompartmented tanks; and effects of partial loads on vehicle stability; (3) Loading and unloading procedures; (4) The properties and hazards of the material transported; and (5) Retest and inspection requirements for cargo tanks. (c) The training required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section may be satisfied by compliance with the current requirements for a Commercial Driver s License (CDL) with a tank vehicle or hazardous materials endorsement. (d) Training required by paragraph (b) of this section must conform to the requirements of 172.704 of this subchapter with respect to frequency and recordkeeping. [Amdt. 177 79, 57 FR 20954, May 15, 1992, as amended by Amdt. 177 79, 58 FR 5852, Jan. 22, 1993] 177.817 Shipping papers. (a) General requirements. A person may not accept a hazardous material for transportation or transport a hazardous material by highway unless that person has received a shipping paper prepared in accordance with part 172 of this subchapter or the material is excepted from shipping paper requirements under this subchapter. A subsequent carrier may not transport a hazardous material unless it is accompanied by a shipping paper prepared in accordance with part 172 of this subchapter, except for 172.204, which is not required. (b) Shipper certification. An initial carrier may not accept a hazardous material offered for transportation unless the shipping paper describing the VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00816 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin., DOT 177.823 material includes a shipper s certification which meets the requirements in 172.204 of this subchapter. Except for a hazardous waste, the certification is not required for shipments to be transported entirely by private carriage and for bulk shipments to be transported in a cargo tank supplied by the carrier. (c) Requirements when interlining with carriers by rail. A motor carrier shall mark on the shipping paper required by this section, if it offers or delivers a freight container or transport vehicle to a rail carrier for further transportation: (1) A description of the freight container or transport vehicle; and (2) The kind of placard affixed to the freight container or transport vehicle. (d) This subpart does not apply to a material that is excepted from shipping paper requirements as specified in 172.200 of this subchapter. (e) Shipping paper accessibility accident or inspection. A driver of a motor vehicle containing hazardous material, and each carrier using such a vehicle, shall ensure that the shipping paper required by this section is readily available to, and recognizable by, authorities in the event of accident or inspection. Specifically, the driver and the carrier shall: (1) Clearly distinguish the shipping paper, if it is carried with other shipping papers or other papers of any kind, by either distinctively tabbing it or by having it appear first; and (2) Store the shipping paper as follows: (i) When the driver is at the vehicle s controls, the shipping paper shall be: (A) Within his immediate reach while he is restrained by the lap belt; and (B) either readily visible to a person entering the driver s compartment or in a holder which is mounted to the inside of the door on the driver s side of the vehicle. (ii) When the driver is not at the vehicle s controls, the shipping paper shall be: (A) In a holder which is mounted to the inside of the door on the driver s side of the vehicle; or (B) on the driver s seat in the vehicle. (f) Retention of shipping papers. Each person receiving a shipping paper required by this section must retain a 807 copy or an electronic image thereof, that is accessible at or through its principal place of business and must make the shipping paper available, upon request, to an authorized official of a Federal, State, or local government agency at reasonable times and locations. For a hazardous waste, the shipping paper copy must be retained for three years after the material is accepted by the initial carrier. For all other hazardous materials, the shipping paper copy must be retained for one year after the material is accepted by the carrier. Each shipping paper copy must include the date of acceptance by the carrier. A motor carrier (as defined in 390.5 of subchapter B of chapter III of subtitle B) using a shipping paper without change for multiple shipments of one or more hazardous materials having the same shipping name and identification number may retain a single copy of the shipping paper, instead of a copy for each shipment made, if the carrier also retains a record of each shipment made that includes shipping name, identification number, quantity transported, and date of shipment. [Amdt. 177 35, 41 FR 16130, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 177 35A, 41 FR 40691, Sept. 20, 1976; Amdt. 177 48, 45 FR 47670, Nov. 10, 1980; Amdt. 177 65, 50 FR 11055, Mar. 19, 1985; Amdt. 177 72, 53 FR 17160, May 13, 1988; 67 FR 46128, July 12, 2002; 67 FR 66574, Nov. 1, 2002; 68 FR 19277, Apr. 18, 2003; 68 FR 57633, Oct. 6, 2003; 70 FR 73165, Dec. 9, 2005] 177.823 Movement of motor vehicles in emergency situations. (a) A carrier may not move a transport vehicle containing a hazardous material unless the vehicle is marked and placarded in accordance with part 172 or as authorized in 171.12a of this subchapter, or unless, in an emergency: (1) The vehicle is escorted by a representative of a state or local government; (2) The carrier has permission from the Department; or (3) Movement of the transport vehicle is necessary to protect life or property. (b) Disposition of contents of cargo tank when unsafe to continue. In the event of a leak in a cargo tank of such a character as to make further transportation unsafe, the leaking vehicle should be removed from the traveled VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00817 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
177.834 portion of the highway and every available means employed for the safe disposal of the leaking material by preventing, so far as practicable, its spread over a wide area, such as by digging trenches to drain to a hole or depression in the ground, diverting the liquid away from streams or sewers if possible, or catching the liquid in containers if practicable. Smoking, and any other source of ignition, in the vicinity of a leaking cargo tank is not permitted. (c) Movement of leaking cargo tanks. A leaking cargo tank may be transported only the minimum distance necessary to reach a place where the contents of the tank or compartment may be disposed of safely. Every available means must be utilized to prevent the leakage or spillage of the liquid upon the highway. [Amdt. 177 35, 41 FR 16130, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 177 67, 50 FR 41521, Oct. 11, 1985; Amdt. 177 86, 61 FR 18933, Apr. 29, 1996] Subpart B Loading and Unloading NOTE: For prohibited loading and storage of hazardous materials, see 177.848. 177.834 General requirements. (a) Packages secured in a motor vehicle. Any package containing any hazardous material, not permanently attached to a motor vehicle, must be secured against shifting, including relative motion between packages, within the vehicle on which it is being transported, under conditions normally incident to transportation. Packages having valves or other fittings must be loaded in a manner to minimize the likelihood of damage during transportation. (b) Each package containing a hazardous material bearing package orientation markings prescribed in 172.312 of this subchapter must be loaded on a transport vehicle or within a freight container in accordance with such markings and must remain in the correct position indicated by the markings during transportation. (c) No smoking while loading or unloading. Smoking on or about any motor vehicle while loading or unloading any Class 1 (explosive), Class 3 (flammable 808 liquid), Class 4 (flammable solid), Class 5 (oxidizing), or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials is forbidden. (d) Keep fire away, loading and unloading. Extreme care shall be taken in the loading or unloading of any Class 1 (explosive), Class 3 (flammable liquid), Class 4 (flammable solid), Class 5 (oxidizing), or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials into or from any motor vehicle to keep fire away and to prevent persons in the vicinity from smoking, lighting matches, or carrying any flame or lighted cigar, pipe, or cigarette. (e) Handbrake set while loading and unloading. No hazardous material shall be loaded into or on, or unloaded from, any motor vehicle unless the handbrake be securely set and all other reasonable precautions be taken to prevent motion of the motor vehicle during such loading or unloading process. (f) Use of tools, loading and unloading. No tools which are likely to damage the effectiveness of the closure of any package or other container, or likely adversely to affect such package or container, shall be used for the loading or unloading of any Class 1 (explosive) material or other dangerous article. (g) [Reserved] (h) Precautions concerning containers in transit; fueling road units. Reasonable care should be taken to prevent undue rise in temperature of containers and their contents during transit. There must be no tampering with such container or the contents thereof nor any discharge of the contents of any container between point of origin and point of billed destination. Discharge of contents of any container, other than a cargo tank or IM portable tank, must not be made prior to removal from the motor vehicle. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be so construed as to prohibit the fueling of machinery or vehicles used in road construction or maintenance. (i) Attendance requirements (1) Loading. A cargo tank must be attended by a qualified person at all times when it is being loaded. The person who is responsible for loading the cargo tank is also responsible for ensuring that it is so attended. (2) Unloading. A motor carrier who transports hazardous materials by a VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00818 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin., DOT 177.834 cargo tank must ensure that the cargo tank is attended by a qualified person at all times during unloading. However, the carrier s obligation to ensure attendance during unloading ceases when: (i) The carrier s obligation for transporting the materials is fulfilled; (ii) The cargo tank has been placed upon the consignee s premises; and (iii) The motive power has been removed from the cargo tank and removed from the premises. (3) Except for unloading operations subject to 177.837(d), 177.840(p), and 177.840(q), a qualified person attends the loading or unloading of a cargo tank if, throughout the process, he is alert and is within 7.62 m (25 feet) of the cargo tank. The qualified person attending the unloading of a cargo tank must have an unobstructed view of the cargo tank and delivery hose to the maximum extent practicable during the unloading operation. (4) A person is qualified if he has been made aware of the nature of the hazardous material which is to be loaded or unloaded, he has been instructed on the procedures to be followed in emergencies, he is authorized to move the cargo tank, and he has the means to do so. (j) Except for a cargo tank conforming to 173.29(b)(2) of this subchapter, a person may not drive a cargo tank motor vehicle containing a hazardous material regardless of quantity unless: (1) All manhole closures are closed and secured; and (2) All valves and other closures in liquid discharge systems are closed and free of leaks. (k) [Reserved] (l) Use of cargo heaters when transporting certain hazardous material. Transportation includes loading, carrying, and unloading. (1) When transporting Class 1 (explosive) materials. A motor vehicle equipped with a cargo heater of any type may transport Class 1 (explosive) materials only if the cargo heater is rendered inoperable by: (i) Draining or removing the cargo heater fuel tank; and (ii) disconnecting the heater s power source. 809 (2) When transporting certain flammable material (i) Use of combustion cargo heaters. A motor vehicle equipped with a combustion cargo heater may be used to transport Class 3 (flammable liquid) or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials only if each of the following requirements are met: (A) It is a catalytic heater. (B) The heater s surface temperature cannot exceed 54 C (130 F) either on a thermostatically controlled heater or on a heater without thermostatic control when the outside or ambient temperature is 16 C (61 F) or less. (C) The heater is not ignited in a loaded vehicle. (D) There is no flame, either on the catalyst or anywhere in the heater. (E) The manufacturer has certified that the heater meets the requirements under paragraph (l)(2)(i) of this section by permanently marking the heater MEETS DOT REQUIREMENTS FOR CATALYTIC HEATERS USED WITH FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND GAS. (F) The heater is also marked DO NOT LOAD INTO OR USE IN CARGO COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING FLAM- MABLE LIQUID OR GAS IF FLAME IS VISIBLE ON CATALYST OR IN HEAT- ER. (G) Heater requirements under 393.77 of this title are complied with. (ii) Effective date for combustion heater requirements. The requirements under paragraph (l)(2)(i) of this section govern as follows: (A) Use of a heater manufactured after November 14, 1975, is governed by every requirement under (l)(2)(i) of this section; (B) Use of a heater manufactured before November 15, 1975, is governed only by the requirements under (l)(2)(i) (A), (C), (D), (F) and (G) of this section until October 1, 1976; and (C) Use of any heater after September 30, 1976, is governed by every requirement under paragraph (l)(2)(i) of this section. (iii) Restrictions on automatic cargospace-heating temperature control devices. Restrictions on these devices have two dimensions: Restrictions upon use and restrictions which apply when the device must not be used. VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00819 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
177.834 (A) Use restrictions. An automatic cargo-space-heating temperature control device may be used when transporting Class 3 (flammable liquid) or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials only if each of the following requirements is met: (1) Electrical apparatus in the cargo compartment is nonsparking or explosion proof. (2) There is no combustion apparatus in the cargo compartment. (3) There is no connection for return of air from the cargo compartment to the combustion apparatus. (4) The heating system will not heat any part of the cargo to more than 54 C (129 F). (5) Heater requirements under 393.77 of this title are complied with. (B) Protection against use. Class 3 (flammable liquid) or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials may be transported by a vehicle, which is equipped with an automatic cargospace-heating temperature control device that does not meet each requirement of paragraph (l)(2)(iii)(a) of this section, only if the device is first rendered inoperable, as follows: (1) Each cargo heater fuel tank, if other than LPG, must be emptied or removed. (2) Each LPG fuel tank for automatic temperature control equipment must have its discharge valve closed and its fuel feed line disconnected. (m) Tanks constructed and maintained in compliance with Spec. 106A or 110A ( 179.300, 179.301 of this subchapter) that are authorized for the shipment of hazardous materials by highway in part 173 of this subchapter must be carried in accordance with the following requirements: (1) Tanks must be securely chocked or clamped on vehicles to prevent any shifting. (2) Equipment suitable for handling a tank must be provided at any point where a tank is to be loaded upon or removed from a vehicle. (3) No more than two cargo carrying vehicles may be in the same combination of vehicles. (4) Compliance with 174.200 and 174.204 of this subchapter for combination rail freight, highway shipments 810 and for trailer-on-flat-car service is required. (n) Specification 56, 57, IM 101, and IM 102 portable tanks, when loaded, may not be stacked on each other nor placed under other freight during transportation by motor vehicle. (o) Unloading of IM and UN portable tanks. No person may unload an IM or UN portable tank while it remains on a transport vehicle with the motive power unit attached except under the following conditions: (1) The unloading operation must be attended by a qualified person in accordance with the requirements in paragraph (i) of this section. The person performing unloading functions must be trained in handling emergencies that may occur during the unloading operation. (2) Prior to unloading, the operator of the vehicle on which the portable tank is transported must ascertain that the conditions of this paragraph (o) are met. (3) An IM or UN portable tank equipped with a bottom outlet as authorized in Column (7) of the 172.101 Table of this subchapter by assignment of a T Code in the appropriate proper shipping name entry, and that contains a liquid hazardous material of Class 3, PG I or II, or PG III with a flash point of less than 100 F (38 C); Division 5.1, PG I or II; or Division 6.1, PG I or II, must conform to the outlet requirements in 178.275(d)(3) of this subchapter; or, until October 1, 2004, be unloaded only at a facility conforming to the following (i) The applicable fire suppression requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106(e), (f), (g), (h), and (i); (ii) The emergency shutdown requirements in 29 CFR 1910.119(f), 1910.120(q) and 1910.38(a); (iii) The emergency response planning requirements in 29 CFR part 1910 and 40 CFR part 68; (iv) An emergency discharge control procedure applicable to unloading operations, including instructions on handling emergencies that may occur during the unloading operation; and (v) Public access to the unloading area must be controlled in a manner ensuring no public access during unloading. VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00820 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin., DOT 177.835 (4) Alternatively, conformance to equivalent or more stringent non-federal requirements is authorized in place of paragraphs (o)(3)(i) through (o)(3)(iv) of this section. [29 FR 18795, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967] EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting 177.834, see the List of CFR Sections Affected which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access. 177.835 Class 1 materials. (See also 177.834 (a) to (j).) (a) Engine stopped. No Class 1 (explosive) materials shall be loaded into or on or be unloaded from any motor vehicle with the engine running. (b) Care in loading, unloading, or other handling of Class 1 (explosive) materials. No bale hooks or other metal tools shall be used for the loading, unloading, or other handling of Class 1 (explosive) materials, nor shall any package or other container of Class 1 (explosive) materials, except barrels or kegs, be rolled. No packages of Class 1 (explosive) materials shall be thrown or dropped during process of loading or unloading or handling of Class 1 (explosive) materials. Special care shall be exercised to the end that packages or other containers containing Class 1 (explosive) materials shall not catch fire from sparks or hot gases from the exhaust tailpipe. (1) Whenever tarpaulins are used for covering Class 1 (explosive) materials, they shall be secured by means of rope, wire, or other equally efficient tie downs. Class 1 (explosive) materials placards or markings required by 177.823 shall be secured, in the appropriate locations, directly to the equipment transporting the Class 1 (explosive) materials. If the vehicle is provided with placard boards, the placards must be applied to these boards. (2) [Reserved] (c) Class 1 (explosive) materials on vehicles in combination. Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials may not be loaded into or carried on any vehicle or a combination of vehicles if: (1) More than two cargo carrying vehicles are in the combination; 811 (2) Any full trailer in the combination has a wheel base of less than 184 inches; (3) Any vehicle in the combination is a cargo tank which is required to be marked or placarded under 177.823; or (4) The other vehicle in the combination contains any: (i) Substances, explosive, n.o.s., Division 1.1A (explosive) material (Initiating explosive), (ii) Packages of Class 7 (radioactive) materials bearing Yellow III labels, (iii) Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A or Hazard Zone B materials or Division 6.1, PG I, Hazard Zone A materials, or (iv) Hazardous materials in a portable tank or a DOT specification 106A or 110A tank. (d) [Reserved] (e) No sharp projections inside body of vehicles. No motor vehicle transporting any kind of Class 1 (explosive) material shall have on the interior of the body in which the Class 1 (explosive) materials are contained, any inwardly projecting bolts, screws, nails, or other inwardly projecting parts likely to produce damage to any package or container of Class 1 (explosive) materials during the loading or unloading process or in transit. (f) Class 1 (explosive) materials vehicles, floors tight and lined. Motor vehicles transporting Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) materials shall have tight floors; shall have that portion of the interior in contact with the load lined with either non-metallic material or non-ferrous metals, except that the lining is not required for truck load shipments loaded by the Departments of the Army, Navy or Air Force of the United States Government provided the Class 1 (explosive) materials are of such nature that they are not liable to leakage of dust, powder, or vapor which might become the cause of an explosion. The interior of the cargo space must be in good condition so that there will not be any likelihood of containers being damaged by exposed bolts, nuts, broken side panels or floor boards, or any similar projections. (g) No detonator assembly or booster with detonator may be transported on the same motor vehicle with any Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 material (except other detonator assemblies, boosters VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00821 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
177.837 with detonators or detonators), detonating cord Division 1.4 material or Division 1.5 material. No detonator may be transported on the same motor vehicle with any Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 material (except other detonators, detonator assemblies or boosters with detonators), detonating cord Division 1.4 material or Division 1.5 material unless (1) It is packed in a specification MC 201 ( 178.318 of this subchapter) container; or (2) The package conforms with requirements prescribed in 173.62 of this subchapter, and its use is restricted to instances when (i) There is no Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.5 material loaded on the motor vehicle; and (ii) A separation of 61 cm (24 inches) is maintained between each package of detonators and each package of detonating cord; or (3) It is packed and loaded in accordance with a method approved by the Department. One method approved by the Department requires that (i) The detonators are in packagings as prescribed in 173.63 of this subchapter which in turn are loaded into suitable containers or separate compartments; and (ii) That both the detonators and the container or compartment meet the requirements of the Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Library Publication No. 22 (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter). (h) Lading within body or covered tailgate closed. Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this section, dealing with the transportation of liquid nitroglycerin, desensitized liquid nitroglycerin or diethylene glycol dinitrate, all of that portion of the lading of any motor vehicle which consists of Class 1 (explosive) materials shall be contained entirely within the body of the motor vehicle or within the horizontal outline thereof, without overhang or projection of any part of the load and if such motor vehicle has a tailboard or tailgate, it shall be closed and secured in place during such transportation. Every motor vehicle transporting Class 1 (explosive) materials must either have a closed body or have the body thereof covered with a tarpaulin, and 812 in either event care must be taken to protect the load from moisture and sparks, except that subject to other provisions of these regulations, Class 1 (explosive) materials other than black powder may be transported on flat-bed vehicles if the explosive portion of the load on each vehicle is packed in fire and water resistant containers or covered with a fire and water resistant tarpaulin. (i) Class 1 (explosive) materials to be protected against damage by other lading. No motor vehicle transporting any Class 1 (explosive) material may transport as a part of its load any metal or other articles or materials likely to damage such Class 1 (explosive) material or any package in which it is contained, unless the different parts of such load be so segregated or secured in place in or on the motor vehicle and separated by bulkheads or other suitable means as to prevent such damage. (j) Transfer of Class 1 (explosive) materials en route. No Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) material shall be transferred from one container to another, or from one motor vehicle to another vehicle, or from another vehicle to a motor vehicle, on any public highway, street, or road, except in case of emergency. In such cases red electric lanterns, red emergency reflectors or red flags shall be set out in the manner prescribed for disabled or stopped motor vehicles. (See Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, part 392 of this title.) In any event, all practicable means, in addition to these hereinbefore prescribed, shall be taken to protect and warn other users of the highway against the hazard involved in any such transfer or against the hazard occasioned by the emergency making such transfer necessary. [29 FR 18795, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967] EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting 177.835, see the List of CFR Sections Affected which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access. 177.837 Class 3 materials. (See also 177.834 (a) to (j).) (a) Engine stopped. Unless the engine of a cargo tank motor vehicle is to be used for the operation of a pump, Class VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00822 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin., DOT 177.838 3 material may not be loaded into, or on, or unloaded from any cargo tank motor vehicle while the engine is running. The diesel engine of a cargo tank motor vehicle may be left running during the loading and unloading of a Class 3 material if the ambient atmospheric temperature is at or below 12 C (10 F). (b) Bonding and grounding containers other than cargo tanks prior to and during transfer of lading. For containers which are not in metallic contact with each other, either metallic bonds or ground conductors shall be provided for the neutralization of possible static charges prior to and during transfers of Class 3 (flammable liquid) materials between such containers. Such bonding shall be made by first connecting an electric conductor to the container to be filled and subsequently connecting the conductor to the container from which the liquid is to come, and not in any other order. To provide against ignition of vapors by discharge of static electricity, the latter connection shall be made at a point well removed from the opening from which the Class 3 (flammable liquid) material is to be discharged. (c) Bonding and grounding cargo tanks before and during transfer of lading. (1) When a cargo tank is loaded through an open filling hole, one end of a bond wire shall be connected to the stationary system piping or integrally connected steel framing, and the other end to the shell of the cargo tank to provide a continuous electrical connection. (If bonding is to the framing, it is essential that piping and framing be electrically interconnected.) This connection must be made before any filling hole is opened, and must remain in place until after the last filling hole has been closed. Additional bond wires are not needed around All-Metal flexible or swivel joints, but are required for nonmetallic flexible connections in the stationary system piping. When a cargo tank is unloaded by a suctionpiping system through an open filling hole of the cargo tank, electrical continuity shall be maintained from cargo tank to receiving tank. (2) When a cargo tank is loaded or unloaded through a vapor-tight (not open hole) top or bottom connection, 813 so that there is no release of vapor at a point where a spark could occur, bonding or grounding is not required. Contact of the closed connection must be made before flow starts and must not be broken until after the flow is completed. (3) Bonding or grounding is not required when a cargo tank is unloaded through a nonvapor-tight connection into a stationary tank provided the metallic filling connection is maintained in contact with the filling hole. (d) Unloading combustible liquids. For a cargo tank unloading a material meeting the definition for combustible liquid in 173.150(f) of this subchapter, the qualified person attending the unloading operation must remain within 45.72 meters (150 feet) of the cargo tank and 7.62 meters (25 feet) of the delivery hose and must observe both the cargo tank and the receiving container at least once every five minutes during unloading operations that take more than five minutes to complete. [29 FR 18795, Dec. 29, 1964] EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting 177.837, see the List of CFR Sections Affected which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access. 177.838 Class 4 (flammable solid) materials, Class 5 (oxidizing) materials, and Division 4.2 (pyroforic liquid) materials. (See also 177.834 (a) to (j).) (a) Lading within body or covered; tailgate closed; pick-up and delivery. All of that portion of the lading of any motor vehicle transporting Class 4 (flammable solid) or Class 5 (oxidizing) materials shall be contained entirely within the body of the motor vehicle and shall be covered by such body, by tarpaulins, or other suitable means, and if such motor vehicle has a tailboard or tailgate, it shall be closed and secured in place during such transportation: Provided, however, That the provisions of this paragraph need not apply to pick-up and delivery motor vehicles when such motor vehicles are used in no other transportation than in and about cities, towns, or villages. Shipment in water-tight bulk containers need not be covered by a tarpaulin or other means. VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00823 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
177.839 (b) Articles to be kept dry. Special care shall be taken in the loading of any motor vehicle with Class 4 (flammable solid) or Class 5 (oxidizing) materials which are likely to become hazardous to transport when wet, to keep them from being wetted during the loading process and to keep them dry during transit. Special care shall also be taken in the loading of any motor vehicle with Class 4 (flammable solid) or Class 5 (oxidizing) materials, which are likely to become more hazardous to transport by wetting, to keep them from being wetted during the loading process and to keep them dry during transit. Examples of such dangerous materials are charcoal screenings, ground, crushed, or pulverized charcoal, and lump charcoal. (c) Lading ventilation, precautions against spontaneous combustion. Whenever a motor carrier has knowledge concerning the hazards of spontaneous combustion or heating of any article to be loaded on a motor vehicle, such article shall be so loaded as to afford sufficient ventilation of the load to provide reasonable assurance against fire from this cause; and in such a case the motor vehicle shall be unloaded as soon as practicable after reaching its destination. Charcoal screenings, or ground, crushed, granulated, or pulverized charcoal, in bags, shall be so loaded that the bags are laid horizontally in the motor vehicle, and so piled that there will be spaces for effective air circulation, which spaces shall not be less than 10 cm (3.9 inches) wide; and air spaces shall be maintained between rows of bags. Bags shall not be piled closer than 15 cm (5.9 inches) from the top of any motor vehicle with a closed body. (d) (e) [Reserved] (f) Nitrates, except ammonium nitrate having organic coating, must be loaded in closed or open type motor vehicles, which must be swept clean and be free of any projections capable of injuring bags when so packaged. When shipped in open type motor vehicles, the lading must be suitably covered. Ammonium nitrate having organic coating must not be loaded in all-metal vehicles, other than those made of aluminum or aluminum alloys of the closed type. 814 (g) A motor vehicle may only contain 45.4 kg (100 pounds) or less net mass of material described as Smokeless powder for small arms, Division 4.1. (h) Division 4.2 (pyrophoric liquid) materials in cylinders. Cylinders containing Division 4.2 (pyrophoric liquid) materials, unless packed in a strong box or case and secured therein to protect valves, must be loaded with all valves and safety relief devices in the vapor space. All cylinders must be secured so that no shifting occurs in transit. [29 FR 18795, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967] EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting 177.838, see the List of CFR Sections Affected which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access. 177.839 Class 8 (corrosive) materials. (See also 177.834(a) through (j).) (a) Nitric acid. No packaging of nitric acid of 50 percent or greater concentration may be loaded above any packaging containing any other kind of material. (b) Storage batteries. All storage batteries containing any electrolyte must be so loaded, if loaded with other lading, that all such batteries will be protected against other lading falling onto or against them, and adequate means must be provided in all cases for the protection and insulation of battery terminals against short circuits. [Amdt. 177 87, 61 FR 27175, May 30, 1996] 177.840 Class 2 (gases) materials. (See also 177.834 (a) to (j).) (a) Floors or platforms essentially flat. Cylinders containing Class 2 (gases) materials shall not be loaded onto any part of the floor or platform of any motor vehicle which is not essentially flat; cylinders containing Class 2 (gases) materials may be loaded onto any motor vehicle not having a floor or platform only if such motor vehicle be equipped with suitable racks having adequate means for securing such cylinders in place therein. Nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to prohibit the loading of such cylinders on any motor vehicle having a floor or platform and racks as hereinbefore described. VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00824 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin., DOT 177.840 (1) Cylinders. Cylinders containing Class 2 gases must be securely restrained in an upright or horizontal position, loaded in racks, or packed in boxes or crates to prevent the cylinders from being shifted, overturned or ejected from the motor vehicle under normal transportation conditions. However, after December 31, 2003, a pressure relief device, when installed, must be in communication with the vapor space of a cylinder containing a Division 2.1 (flammable gas) material. (2) Cylinders for hydrogen, cryogenic liquid. A Specification DOT-4L cylinder containing hydrogen, cryogenic liquid may only be transported on a motor vehicle as follows: (i) The vehicle must have an open body equipped with a suitable rack or support having a means to hold the cylinder upright when subjected to an acceleration of 2 g in any horizontal direction; (ii) The combined total of the hydrogen venting rates, as marked, on the cylinders transported on one motor vehicle may not exceed 60 SCF per hour; (iii) The vehicle may not enter a tunnel; and (iv) Highway transportation is limited to private and contract carriage and to direct movement from point of origin to destination. (b) Portable tank containers containing Class 2 (gases) materials shall be loaded on motor vehicles only as follows: (1) Onto a flat floor or platform of a motor vehicle. (2) Onto a suitable frame of a motor vehicle. (3) In either such case, such containers shall be safely and securely blocked or held down to prevent shifting relative to each other or to the supporting structure when in transit, particularly during sudden starts and stops and changes of direction of the vehicle. (4) Requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this paragraph (b) shall not be construed as prohibiting stacking of containers provided the provisions of paragraph (3) of this paragraph (b) are fully complied with. (c) [Reserved] (d) Engine to be stopped in cargo tank motor vehicles, except for transfer pump. 815 No Division 2.1 (flammable gas) material shall be loaded into or on or unloaded from any cargo tank motor vehicles with the engine running unless the engine is used for the operation of the transfer pump of the vehicle. Unless the delivery hose is equipped with a shut-off valve at its discharge end, the engine of the motor vehicle shall be stopped at the finish of such loading or unloading operation while the filling or discharge connections are disconnected. (e) Chlorine cargo tank motor vehicles shall be shipped only when equipped: (1) With a gas mask of a type approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pittsburgh Research Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for chlorine service; and (2) With an emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the dome cover plate. (f) A cargo tank motor vehicle used for transportation of chlorine may not be moved, coupled or uncoupled, when any loading or unloading connections are attached to the vehicle, nor may it be left without the power unit attached unless the vehicle is chocked or equivalent means are provided to prevent motion. For additional requirements, see 173.315(o) of this subchapter. (g) Each liquid discharge valve on a cargo tank motor vehicle, other than an engine fuel line valve, must be closed during transportation except during loading and unloading. (h) The driver of a motor vehicle transporting a Division 2.1 (flammable gas) material that is a cryogenic liquid in a package exceeding 450 L (119 gallons) of water capacity shall avoid unnecessary delays during transportation. If unforeseen conditions cause an excessive pressure rise, the driver shall manually vent the tank at a remote and safe location. For each shipment, the driver shall make a written record of the cargo tank pressure and ambient (outside) temperature: (1) At the start of each trip, (2) Immediately before and after any manual venting, (3) At least once every five hours, and (4) At the destination point. VerDate Aug<31>2005 08:50 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 211210 PO 00000 Frm 00825 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211210.XXX 211210